"For all of its successes and shortcomings, I and I alone take full legal responsibility."
This is what former President Rodrigo Duterte said in his opening statement during a Senate hearing on his administration's war on illegal drugs.
The former president said this in regards to the alleged actions of the police pursuant to his orders.
This is what former President Rodrigo Duterte said in his opening statement during a Senate hearing on his administration's war on illegal drugs.
The former president said this in regards to the alleged actions of the police pursuant to his orders.
Category
📺
TVTranscript
00:00I have tried to do the best I can to address the problem of illegal drugs firmly and without compromise.
00:14For all of its successes and shortcomings, I and I alone take full legal responsibility.
00:30To all the police officers, pursuant to my order, I will be held accountable.
00:38And I will be jailed, not the police officers who obeyed my order.
00:43What a pity! They are just working.